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Amazon to manufacture Fire TV Stick locally in India

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 08:14 AM PST

In an official blog statement, Amazon India confirmed it will begin local production of its Fire TV Stick under the 'Make in India' initiative. The streaming sticks will be manufactured by Cloud Network Technology (Foxconn subsidiary) in the city of Chennai, East India by the end of this year. This marks a milestone for Amazon as the first time it would produce its own hardware in India. Amazon Fire TV Stick (left) and Fire TV Stick Lite (right) The latest additions in the Fire TV Stick lineup were announced back in September with the Fire TV Stick and TV Stick Lite. It remains...

Apple could announce AirTags, mini-LED iPad Pro and AirPods 3 in March

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:26 AM PST

According to different industry insiders, Apple could unveil no less than three new devices in March. Jon Prosser has reiterated that AirTags, Apple's Tile tracker and Galaxy Smart Tag rival, is coming out in March. He also says the next iPad Pro is viable for a March unveil. It's important to note that Prosser has had a mixed track paracord regarding AirTags, predicting they would be coming at Apple's October M1 event. The iPad Pro is expected to share the design of its predecessor and add a more powerful variant of the A14 chipset. Sources indicate that the 12.9-inch iPad Pro will get...

Poster reveals that the Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G will be powered by a Dimensity 800U

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 06:37 AM PST

Realme may announce the Narzo 30 series next week, but one store in particular didn't feel like waiting and put up a poster on its window, revealing some key specs. Note that the Pro model is joined by the 30A, but the vanilla Narzo 30 is not mentioned at all. The Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G will be the first Narzo phone to sport 5G. This is courtesy of the MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset. Its Mali-G57 MC3 GPU will be pushing graphics to the phone's 120 Hz display. Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G and 30A poster These specs line up with with the Realme Q2, also known as Realme 7 5G in the West....

Hinge supplier for Samsung's foldables is ready to start making Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 2 hinges

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:47 AM PST

S-Connect has been manufacturing hinges for Samsung's foldable phones since last year and will soon start making the hinges for the next generation Galaxy Z phones. Today the company announced that it has received the go-ahead from Samsung. It will start mass producing the hinges for the Galaxy Z Flip2 and Z Fold3 in the second quarter of this year. The production of the phones themselves should begin soon after that. This lines up with IceUnivere's report that the next-gen Z phones will arrive in July. Timeline for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 development and production S-Connect...

Samsung working on Galaxy Book Pro, Book Pro 360 with OLED screens, 5G

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 04:57 AM PST

Samsung has two new Galaxy Book Pro laptops in the pipeline - the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. According to a Sammobile report the pair will run Windows, come with Core i5 or Core i7 processors, and have 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch display options, some or all of which will be OLED and will support S Pen. Reportedly the Galaxy Book Pro will come in Wi-Fi and LTE variants, while the Galaxy Book Pro 360 will add 5G support as well. There's no word on availability or price and there are a few questions in need of answer. But Samsung could bring the pair of new portables to...

Android 12 to come with Gaming Mode, reduced brightness quick setting and revamped auto rotation

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 04:06 AM PST

Earlier today we learned that Android 12 (codenamed Snow Cone) will bring a new one-handed mode and we've already seen the expected visual redesign in previous leaks. Now, XDA Developers is filling us in on more details about the next Android OS release including an all-new Auto rotate feature, built-in Gaming Mode and reduced brightness quick setting toggle. Previously leaked Android 12 screenshots The revamped Auto-rotate will reportedly rely on your device's front-facing camera to detect when you're switching from portrait to landscape. The current implementation relies on...

Huawei P50 series to arrive in last weekend of March, include three phones

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 03:17 AM PST

Huawei's smartphone business might be having a rough time, but that does not stop the team from launching new phones. The P50 series is usually launched in March, and according to one trustworthy leakster, the new lineup will arrive between March 26 and March 28. He also revealed there would be once again three phones with two different chipsets - the vanilla Huawei P50 will come with a Kirin 9000E, while the P50 Pro and P50 Pro+ will run on the flagship platform Kirin 9000. Huawei P40 Pro, P40 Pro+, and P40 According to the Twitter user @RODENT950, Huawei has finalized the design,...

Realme Buds Air 2 confirmed to bring noise cancellation and new sound effects

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 02:23 AM PST

The Realme Buds Air 2 TWS earphones are expected to go official soon, and yesterday we exclusively reported they will look similar to the Buds Air Pro, come in Black color, and feature Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). Today, a couple of new screenshots of the Realme Link app have surfaced, which corroborate our information and reveal new features. Realme Buds Air Pro The screenshots tell us that like the Buds Air Pro and Buds Wireless Pro, the Buds Air 2 will also come with General and Transparency modes in addition to Noise cancellation. There's also a Game Mode that should reduce...

Oppo patents a smartphone with a selfie camera sliding sideways

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:35 AM PST

Oppo is no stranger to moving cameras on its phones - from the N1 all the way back in 2013 to the Find X slider and the Reno 10x zoom with its sharkfin. But despite sticking to more conventional designs for the past two years it's still considering some interesting ideas. Thanks to a dig by LetsGoDigital, we know the Chinese company has patented a sideways sliding selfie camera that goes from one end of the top bezel to the other. The patent filled with the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) is 33 pages long, detailing how this would work. The idea behind the sliding...

Redmi Note 10 set to debut on March 4

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:49 AM PST

It was already confirmed that the Redmi Note 10 series will launch in early March but today we an actual date for the global announcement - March 4. The mi.com and Amazon India landing pages for the Note 10 series are already live. #RedmiNote10 Series is all set for it's global debut on 4/3/21! 🚀#RedmiNote has been India's most loved smartphone & we're thrilled to bring you the next #10on10 experience!Get notified 👇https://t.co/cwYEXdVQIo: https://t.co/MDkxGjnj3e@AmazonIN: https://t.co/P3NpRRcFeG pic.twitter.com/yvco9UCuqR— Redmi India - #RedmiNote10 Series is coming! (@RedmiIndia)...

Moto G30 unveiled with 64MP cam and 90Hz display, Moto G10 tags along

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:01 AM PST

After playing around with 5G and styluses, Motorola's mid-range G-series is going back to its roots with simple but capable phones. The Moto G10 and G30 are the start of a new generation, one that focuses on a solid camera experience and long battery life. Both phones are quite similar, except the G30 acts as a sort of "plus" model with some hardware upgrades. The G10 and G30 will launch in select European countries in the coming weeks. Moto G30 Both phones have 6.5" IPS LCDs with 720 x 1,600 px resolution. The Moto G30 stands out with 90Hz refresh rate. Also, it has a 13MP selfie...

Samsung Galaxy A52 4G and 5G's full specs, design and price revealed in a massive leak

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 10:52 PM PST

We've been hearing about the Samsung Galaxy A52 4G and Galaxy A52 5G for quite some time, and while there's still no official word from Samsung about these smartphones yet, the steady stream of leaks over the past months have given us a fair idea of what to expect from these phones. However, the latest leak by German blog WinFuture leaves little to the imagination as it details the specs of the Galaxy A52 4G and 5G while revealing their prices and sharing new renders. The Galaxy A52 4G and 5G were spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 750G, respectively. The...

The Samsung Galaxy A12 prices for India leak, will start from INR12,999

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 09:50 PM PST

Samsung is expected to bring the Galaxy A12 to India any moment now, as multiple sources and leaks revealed the launch is just around the corner. Previously, we've heard the Asian country will get only two memory combinations, and today we have the info on how much each of them will cost. According to 91mobiles, the Samsung Galaxy A12 with 4 GB RAM and 64 gigs of storage will be INR12,999, which is about $178/€150. The second option is 4/128 GB and will retail for INR13,999 or $190/€160. The Galaxy A12 has two more memory versions - 3/32 GB and 6/128 GB - but Samsung has decided to...

Android 12’s internal dessert name to be Snow Cone, may feature one-handed mode

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 08:33 PM PST

As reported by XDA, the next version of Android could be internally referred to as Android 'Snow Cone". Granted, Google no longer gives its Android releases dessert names as official names of Android versions, but every version's internal code contains abbreviations that refer to the Android version. Although Google has not officially confirmed this name, XDA reports that Google's yet-to-be released source code for Android 12 will often be prefaced with "sc" or Snow Cone. Android 11 was referred to rvc (for red velvet cake) internally, and some previous versions of Android did have an...

Essential smartphone brand acquired by Carl Pei’s Nothing startup

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:38 PM PST

Late last month, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced his new startup company simply named 'Nothing'. It was later revealed that the brand plans to release a pair of TWS earbuds. The company has plans to eventually release an ecosystem of devices that could connect to each other. If this sounded familiar it's because now-defunct smartphone brand Essential was going to do the same. It seems that Essential's initial intention of creating this ecosystem of devices has aligned with Nothing as a new report reveals. 9to5Google found filings with the UK's Intellectual Property Office that...

More than 100 games are coming to Stadia this year, FIFA 21, Far Cry 6 and more

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 02:13 PM PST

Google is planning to add upward of 100 new games to its Stadia cloud gaming platform in 2021. Among those are Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut on February 23, It came from space and ate our brains on March 2, FIFA 21 on March 17, Kaze and the Wild Masks on March 26, Judgment on April 23, as well as Killer Queen Black, Street Power Football, and Hellpoint, which haven't gotten an official release date. Google also promised Stadia support for Far Cry 6, Riders Republic and Hello Engineer in 2021. Google recently...

Microsoft xCloud service for web browsers gets previewed in leaked image

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 12:57 PM PST

Microsoft's upcoming xCloud gaming service for the web was leaked in a screenshot. According to The Verge, the service is currently in testing by Microsoft employees ahead of its public release. xCloud is Microsoft's cloud gaming service and is currently available on Android devices. The service allows you to play games from Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on your phone as they are streamed over the cloud. This is done through a dedicated app, which is not on iOS as Apple, in its typical ridiculous fashion, demanded games on the service to be submitted individually for review and also take...

vivo S9 detailed specs leak

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 11:41 AM PST

The first MediaTek 1100-powered phone will be announced on March 6 - the upcoming vivo S9 midranger. The device already appeared in a Google Play Console listing and now leaksters @Digital Chat Station and @Arsenal revealed detailed specs of the device. vivo S9 leaked poster 6.44-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and notch cutout for its dual selfie cameras. The main sensor upfront will be Samsung's 44MP GH1 and it will be accompanied by an ultrawide snapper. The back appears to house a triple camera setup similar to vivo's S7 5G though we don't get details on the actual...

Camera test: S21 Ultra vs. Note20 Ultra

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 10:36 AM PST

Apple's foldable iPhone will reportedly support a stylus

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 10:35 AM PST

The first rumors that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone cropped up in late 2017. More recent reports suggest that the device will finally be ready for market next year, but a new report from analytic firm EqualOcean pushes that back to 2023. Schematics from an Apple patent on foldable phone design Interestingly, the report also claims that the foldable iPhone will support a stylus. It's not clear if that means the current Apple Pencil that is used by select iPads (and that iPhones are occasionally rumored to support) or if it will be a new design. When unfolded, the...
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